Episode 10 Chapter 48

Chapter 48

"Get up!" Tang Yin put down the scroll in his hand and waved his hand casually. _First-Post

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhang Xin stood up, stood aside with his hands hanging down in a proper manner.

Tang Yin glanced at Zhang Xin and waved his hand, saying, "Why are you standing there? Sit down and talk."

"Yes!" Zhang Xin responded and sat down carefully opposite Tang Yin's desk.

Seeing him so reserved and sitting in a state of solemnity, Tang Yin couldn't help but laugh and said, "Zhang Xin, you are an important official of Dafeng. You don't have to be so reserved in front of me, right?"

It's not easy to be called an important official by Tang Yin. Zhang Xin was shocked and hurriedly bowed and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty."

Tang Yin shook his head and smiled again. He stopped talking nonsense and asked directly, "Why did you enter the palace and ask the emperor to come out of the city to pick me up?"

Zhang Xin said seriously, "Since you became the King of Feng, you have led Dafeng to victory in many battles. First, you pacified the troubles in the north, then you took back Hedong, and then annexed the eight counties of Ningguo, making Dafeng dominate the north. You have made great contributions and no one can compare to you. What's more, you have the merit of saving the emperor. , this marriage of Princess Besa is of far-reaching significance. It is reasonable for the emperor to personally go out of the city to welcome the king. At the same time, it can also show the emperor's respect for the king and make the king more famous. "

Tang Yin nodded, and then asked with a smile: "Then why did you rush to drink the emperor's toast?"

Zhang Xin hurriedly got up and knelt down again and kowtowed: "Please forgive me, king!"

Tang Yin raised his head and said: "Get up, I don't blame you."

Zhang Xin stood up and said: "Your servant*The emperor welcomes the king. The emperor must be angry with the king and hold a grudge. I am not sure whether the emperor will poison the wine, and it is not easy to remind the king directly, so I can only rush to drink the emperor's toast to test whether the wine is poisonous. "

Sure enough. Tang Yin has guessed Zhang Xin's intention, and now he said this, Tang Yin is not surprised. He asked with a smile: "Zhang Xin, have you ever thought about this? If the wine is poisonous, you will die if you drink it."

Zhang Xin's face flushed, and he said excitedly: "Feng Country can do without me, but it can never do without the king. The king is worth a lot of money, and I am just a rotten life. If I can use my life to protect the king's safety, even if I let my body be broken into pieces, I will not refuse."

Tang Yin was deeply moved by his generous words. Although there may be some exaggeration in them, it is a fact that Zhang Xin disregarded his personal safety and tried the wine himself. How could such a person not let Tang Yin trust him and reuse him?

Tang Yin sighed softly and said, "You are lucky this time. Don't take such risks again in the future. I am not afraid of the poisoned wine. What I am afraid of is losing my right-hand man. Do you understand, Zhang Xin?"

Zhang Xin was willing to take such a big risk, just to get Tang Yin's words. He knelt on the ground again, choking and saying, "How can I be so kind to the king..."

Tang Yin reached out and pulled Zhang Xin up, saying, "I can see your loyalty and ability. I regard you as a pillar of Dafeng, and I hope you can work harder in the future."

"It is my duty!" Zhang Xin said without thinking.

Tang Yin nodded, pulled Zhang Xin back to sit on the couch, pondered for a moment, and said: "Our country will send troops to Tia soon. I will send a letter to Tongmen tonight to transfer the Sanshui Army stationed in Tongmen to the west of Ningdi." Zhang Xin said: "Our country has now married with Besa, and there is no worry. It is the right time to send troops to Tia." "Your statement is consistent with Qiu Zhen." Tang Yin said: "When the Sanshui Army goes to Tia to fight, Ningdi will have to bear the logistics supply of our army, but Cai Song and Zhang Zhe have always been at odds, and often send letters back to impeach each other. The court needs to send someone to Ningdi to mediate and be in charge of our army's logistics. After thinking about it, I still think you are more suitable, Zhang Xin, what do you think?" "The king has ordered, and I will do my best." Zhang Xin said with a bow. "Okay! I'll leave this to you." As he spoke, Tang Yin took off his sword, slapped it on the table, pushed it in front of Zhang Xin, and said, "You are going to Ningdi to collect food, military pay, and supplies this time. If anyone dares to be perfunctory and perfunctory, you can kill them first and report later!"

Ah? Zhang Xin couldn't help but take a breath of cold air when he heard this. The power of killing first and reporting later is too great and too deterrent. How much trust and attention does it take for the monarch to delegate such a large power? Zhang Xin was stunned there, staring blankly at the sword in front of him. After a long time, he came back to his senses. He held the sword tightly with trembling hands, knelt on the ground again, held the sword with both hands, raised it high, and said in a trembling voice: "Don't worry, my king, I guarantee that our soldiers will have no worries about logistics with my head on my head!"

Tang Yin patted his shoulder and said, "Okay, go back and prepare, and leave as soon as possible."

"Yes! My king!"

Zhang Xin bowed his head and bowed, and left the study. He almost floated all the way out of the palace, and until he returned to his home, he felt that his body was light, as if he was walking on clouds. At this moment, he deeply felt that his adventure today was worth it, and it was very worthwhile. It was not until now that the king really trusted and valued him.

Tang Yin sent a letter to Tongmen, dispatching the Sanshui Army stationed in Tongmen to the west.

After being stationed in Tongmen for such a long time, the Sanshui Army, led by Liang Qi and Shangguan Yuanrang, had already prepared everything and was ready to go. There was nothing to do on weekdays, and they basically trained every day. Although a large number of new recruits joined the Sanshui Army, the combat effectiveness was still improved a lot through the intensive training during this period.

After receiving Tang Yin's order, Liang Qi did not delay for a moment and immediately marched westward. It took only half a month to cross most of Ningdi and enter Liangzhou, the former capital of Ningdi. Ningguo had been destroyed, and Liangzhou was no longer the capital of a country, but it was still the largest and most important economic, cultural and political center of Ningdi.

After arriving in Liangzhou, Liang Qi ordered the entire army to camp outside the city and rest for a few days. After half a month of rapid march, the Sanshui army was also exhausted. If they did not rest, they would probably disperse before the battle started.

Zhang Zhe and Cai Song in Liangzhou naturally entertained them warmly, especially Cai Song, who was afraid that Zhang Zhe would take the lead, so he directly took Liang Qi and Shangguan Yuanrang to his home, and then refused to let the two leave, saying that they had to stay in his house.

Liang Qi and Shangguan Yuanrang were reluctant to refuse the hospitality, and Cai Song's hospitality was indeed thoughtful, so the two stayed in Cai's house.

Liang Qi had planned to rest for a few more days in Liangzhou, but since he moved into Cai's mansion, he had never stopped using his computer. Every day, there was a constant stream of people coming to visit him. Some came to get close to him, some came to build relationships, and many came to give gifts to seek jobs. Liang Qi had been accustomed to such scenes since he was a child, and he hated them. He only stayed in Liangzhou for two days before leading the entire army to continue westward.

After passing Liangzhou, the Sanshui Army no longer marched in a hurry, but went to the western border slowly to maintain the physical strength and combat effectiveness of the entire army.

After marching for more than half a month, the Sanshui Army arrived at the western border of Ningdi, Xingcheng.

Xingcheng is located at the junction of Ningdi and Tia, and Twenty miles west of Xingcheng is in Tia. Because of its proximity to Tia, Xingcheng is deeply influenced by Tia. Even the city is a castle-like architectural style, and the city is full of towers, tall and magnificent. Compared with other Ningdi cities, it is completely an exotic scenery.

In the past, Xingcheng was prosperous, and there were many merchants from Tia in the city. The Tia people who lived in the city for a long time accounted for 20% to 30% of the total population of the city. Now Ningguo was swallowed up by Fengmo and Tia was invaded by Du Ji. Most of the Tia people in Xingcheng returned to their home country, and the prosperity of Xingcheng also weakened a lot.

Sanshui Army stationed in Xingcheng, and Liang Qi began to actively prepare, create and find excuses to send troops.

On the other side, in Liangzhou, not long after Sanshui Army left, Zhang Xin, who was appointed by Tang Yin, arrived.

After Zhang Xin arrived in Liangzhou, he immediately ordered all counties in Ningdi to transport food, gold, silver and materials to Liangzhou. He set corresponding targets for each county, ordering the counties closer to Liangzhou to deliver within ten days, and the counties farther away to deliver within twenty days, and even the farthest counties should not exceed one month.

Next, the grain, gold, silver, and supplies from the counties of Ningdi began to flow into Liangzhou. Ten days later, the counties closer to Liangzhou completed the task as scheduled, but Zhang Xin did not give up. He drafted a list of officials from these counties, and then ordered the Tianying Army left in Liangzhou to arrest these officials immediately with Tang Yin's sword.

There were more than 30 officials involved in his list, with different positions, from counties to cities. Ziying didn't know what was wrong with this Lord Zhang, but the king's sword was in his hand, which was no different from the king's presence. Ziying still followed his wishes and arrested all the officials involved in the list.

Twenty days later, the second batch of supplies arrived, and Zhang Xin still drafted a blacklist and handed it to Ziying to continue arresting. This time, more officials were arrested than the last time, with more than 50 people. A month later, the third batch of supplies arrived again. Zhang Xin still did not let go of the officials of these counties and drafted a list of more than 100 officials.

After three arrests, Zhang Xin had captured nearly 200 officials from Ningdi. Without examining them one by one, Zhang Xin closed his eyes and charged these arrested officials with crimes such as corruption, plundering people's wealth, bullying the people, and being incompetent in handling affairs.

Although these charges had not been examined, they were accurate. Cai Song, who was in charge of Ningdi, was a corrupt official. Others gave him a big gift and bought him a position. Naturally, he became more corrupt and plundered, earning back the money he had given away tenfold or a hundredfold.

Who was Zhang Xin? He was so cunning that he almost became a master. Along the way, he only looked at the people's sentiments in Ningdi and deduced that the corruption and bribery in Ningdi had been corroded to the bone. He would not miss this great opportunity to show himself, so after arriving in Liangzhou, he arrested nearly 200 local officials in Ningdi in one breath, and sentenced all of them to death for the crimes he casually added.